Combination lock adding bank



. Aug. 4 1931. c. A. YOUNG COMBINATION LOCK ADDING BANK Filed April 17} 1928 INVENTOR.

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This invention relates to a combined adding machine and bank and more particularly to a bank having an indicator associated therewith by means of which track may be I kept of the contents of the bank.

An important object of this invention is to provide a construction of this character wherein the bank is provided with a closure with which the indicator has such coaction that the closure is unremovable until the amount shown by the indicator passes a predetermined minimum.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of this character in which 16 the-minimum indicator setting at which the bank may be opened may be adj ustably regulated.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be so cheaply produced that the bank maybe employed as a container for goods to be vended and given as a premium with these goods.

These and other objects I attain by the con- 26 struction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bank constructed in accordance with my invention Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the upper end of the bank;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the upper bands removed;

85 Figure 4 is a plan of one of the bands before installation;

Figure 5 is a plan of the locking bracket.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a cylindrical open-topped container and 11 a cover therefor slotted, as at 12, to permit the insertion of coins and the like into the container. This opening may have associated therewith, if desired, a shifting plate 13 controlling the size of coins inserted therein.

The cap or cover has a depending flange fitting about the exterior of the container and this flange has spaced notches 14'formed therein which open through the lower edge .59 thereof. The upper edge of the container is 1928. Serial No. 270,764.

provided with notches 15 and both the flange and container are provided with pins for coaction with these notches. Associated with the notches and disposed upon the wall of the container is an index 16 at present shown as including the numbers 2, 4, 6, and

8 with intermediate graduations, indicating subdivisions. The cap is provided with a pointer 17 and has a pin or rivet 18 for engagement in the notches of the container. The container is likewise provided with a pin or rivet 19 coacting Wth the notches of the cap.

Within the container are disposed a plurality of annular indicator bands 20 which are preferably produced from a strip having serrations upon its opposite sides, as indicated at 21, and an index 22 upon its face.

The ends of this strip are provided with hook flanges 23 which engage to hold the band in its circular form. Each band has secured thereto a headed stud 23 projecting through a slot 24 formed in the wall of the container and the container wall is provided with an opening 25 aligning with the index 7 of each band. The notched edges of the strips are exposed through circumferential slots26, each slot 26 having at one end a cove 27, which exposes the notched edge of the adjacent strip. These strips and the con-. so tainer formation just described constitute an indicator structure of a well known character which is adjustable, to indicate the amount deposited in the bank by inserting a stylus in the notches of the strips at the slot 26 and operating it to shift the bands circumferentially.

The uppermost band has secured thereto a pair of diametrically opposed inwardly extending flanges 28 and the cover 11 has extending downwardly therefrom a pair of diametrically opposed pins 29, the lower ends of which are out-turned, as indicated at 30.

The bank is prepared for use and set to open after a predetermined amount has been deposited therein by first shifting the annular bands until this amount or a greater amount is presented at the openings 25 and then engaging the cap with the container in such fashion as to align the indicator 17 with the character of the index 16 which corresponds to the amount at which the bank is to open. T he bands are then shifted circuniferentially by use of the headed studs 23 to clear the indicating structure at which time Zeros will appear at each of the openings 25. By this operation, the upper band and its flanges are shifted so that the flanges overlie the outturned terminal portions of the pins 29 of the cover and the cover is locked in position.

Rotation of the cover and body is, of course, prevented by engagement of the pins 18 and 19 in the notches 14 and 15 and accordingly it will be impossible to open the bank until the indicating structure is set for the indicated amount or a greater amount. \Vhile I have in the present instance Shown both the cap and container as provided with pins and both of these elements as notched, it will, of course, be understood that it is not necessary that this be the case. If desired, the container wall alone need be notched and a single pin may be employed which is carried by the cap flange or this structure may be reversed. I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the particular indicating structure illustrated as this structure may obviously be of any desired type, wherein rotating rings carry the index. By use of a structure of this character, the interior of the container is left free from obstruction, so that the container maybe used a package in dispensing goods and the bank given as a premium with the goods.

Since the construction employed is capable of a certain range of change and modification, I do notlimit myself thereto except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. A bank, comprising a container having an opening in a side thereof, a cover removab y mounted on the container, means holding the cover and container against relative rotation, a hooked element secured to the cover and located in the container, and a ring rotatably mounted in the container and having a flange engaging said element to lock the cover to the container, the ring having serrations accessible through said opening to permit it to be turned to carry itsflange out of engagement with said element when it is desired to release the cover.

2. A bank, comprising a container having an opening in a side thereof and provided in its upper edge with notches, a cap or cover removably mounted in the container and having a depending flange pr. vided with notches, a pin carried by the container and engaging in one of the notches of the cover flange and a pin carried by the cover flange and engaging in one of the notches of the container to hold the container and cover against relative rotation, a hooked element secured to the cover and located in the container, and a ring rotatably mounted in the container and havsignature.

CHESTER A. YOUNG. 

